The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) is a Commonwealth grant program administered by the Office of the Budget for the design, acquisition, and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects have a regional or multi-jurisdictional impact, and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity. 
 
Fire trucks and firefighting equipment had previously been eligible to receive RACP funding, as long as the request for assistance did not exceed $50,000. This was removed from the definition of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project in 2013.
 
As we all know, our fire companies are struggling in many ways, and an extreme burden is the ever-rising costs of equipment, upgrading facilities and most of all, fire trucks and apparatus. For this reason, I intend on reinstating fire trucks and firefighting equipment back into the definition of a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project, as long as the request for assistance does not exceed $150,000, and the total purchase/project cost is at least $300,000.
 
I hope you will join me in cosponsoring this legislation. Should you have any questions, please reach out to Fallon Binner at fbinner@pasen.gov. Thank you.